DEVILDRIVER Guitarist 'Doing Okay' After Suffering Seizure

August 9, 2011

Guitarist Mike Spreitzer of California metallers DEVILDRIVER, who is sitting out the band's South American tour after suffering a seizure, has issued the following update on his condition:

"Hey everybody. Thank you all so much for your concern. It means so much to me. I'm doing okay and I'm back home.

"I'm not sure why, but I had a seizure in a Rite Aid while I was picking up a few last-minute items for our South American tour. I collapsed and hit my head fairly hard. But the good news is all the tests results and CAT scan came back negative. So I've been ordered to rest and stay home. I'll be up and running for the next tour with ARCH ENEMY.

"I'm so upset that I can't go to South America. I was so excited.

"Thanks again for your concern and I love you all."

Jeff Kendrick will be the sole guitarist for DEVILDRIVER's six-date tour of South America and Mexico, which is scheduled to kick off tomorrow (Wednesday, August 10) at Teatro Flores in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

DEVILDRIVER bassist Aaron "Bubble" Patrick (ex-BURY YOUR DEAD) suffered a back injury last month but was able to recover in time to perform with the rest of the band at the Heavy T.O. and Heavy MTL festivals in Toronto, Ontario and Montreal, Quebec, Canada, respectively.

Bubble joined DEVILDRIVER as the replacement for Jonathan Miller, who quit DEVILDRIVER in March, calling it "the most difficult decision of my life" but "something that I needed to do for myself."

"Beast", the fifth album from DEVILDRIVER, sold a little over 11,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 42 on The Billboard 200 chart.

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